AirAsia flight from Indonesia to Singapore loses contact with air traffic controlPosted 10 minutes agoSun 28 Dec 2014, 12:13pmAn AirAsia plane with 161 people on board lost contact with air traffic control en route from Indonesia to Singapore this morning, the airline has confirmed. AirAsia said a search and research operation has been launched. "The AirAsia flight flying from Surabaya to Singapore lost contact with Jakarta at 7:55am (local time)," Indonesian transport ministry spokesman JA Barata said. The Airbus plane left Juanda International Airport in Surabaya in east Java at 5:20am and was expected to arrive in Singapore at 8:30am (local time). The transport ministry the plane was carrying six crew and 155 passengers, including 138 adults, 16 children and a baby. Indonesian media are reporting the flight had 149 Indonesians, three Koreans, one Singaporean, one Briton and one Malaysian person on board. ABC Live Coverage